Which of the following are ways that companies attempt to influence
consumers so that they will buy their products instead of those being sold by the competition?

Check all that apply.

A. Negative news stories
B. Market research
C. Sabotage
D. Product placement
E. Free advertising
F. Branding

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.